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The Castle of Agios Nikolaos is a Venetian castle, one among five on the island.
The castle was documented on the island as far back as 1480, and has partially survived several earthquakes in the hundreds of years since. Fortified castles were used in the Middle Ages by the elite Venetian Catholics for protection from pirates. Today, the Castle is best known as Oia’s most famous location from which to watch the sunset.
The experience of watching the sublime sunset over the ocean from the ruins of the castle, surrounded by several others doing the same, has been described as nothing short of magical, and a not-to-be-missed experience on Santorini.
The Castle of Agios Nikolaos, Oia, Santorini, Greece
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